SURGICAL TECH CERTIFICATION EXAM
Which of the following structures is located in the alveolar processes? - Answer- Teeth
Which of the following is the wound classification for a bronchoscopy? - Answer- Clean-
Contaminated
The enzyme used to soften The zonules of the lens before cataract surgery - Answer- Alpha-
chymotrypsin
How should the stretcher be oriented when necessary to use an elevator to transport a patient to
the OR? - Answer- Enter head first, exit feet first
Which portion of the stomach surrounds the lower esophageal sphincter? - Answer- Cardia
The islets of Langerhans secrete - Answer- Insulin
Where should the first scrub ST stand when handing towels to the surgeon to square off an
incision site - Answer- Same side as the surgeon
Through which of the following do the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct empty? - Answer-
Ampulla of Vater
Which identifiers must be verified by the patient or their ID bracelet prior to transporting a patient
to the OR? - Answer- Name, Date of birth, Physician
Which of the following is not a benefit of using surface-mounted sliding doors for access to the
operating room?
Uses less space for opening
Aid in controlling temperature
Eliminate air turbulance
Provides fro thorough cleaning - Answer- Aid in controlling temperature
Compression of the heart from excessive fluid or blood buildup is called - Answer- Tamponade
Which suffix means surgical puncture to remove fluid - Answer- -centesis
Medication used to dilate the pupil is called - Answer- Mydriatics
True or false, a U-drape is non-fenestrated - Answer- True
Which laser is best used during a vitrectomy - Answer- Argon
Which of the following monitors provides positive assurance of sterility?
Clerical
Mechanical
, Biological
Chemical - Answer- Biological
What organs are excised if an ovarian tumor is malignant? - Answer- Bilateral fallopian tube,
ovaries and uterus
A topical steroid used to reduce inflammation after eye surgery is - Answer- Depo-medrol
What routine preoperative laboratory study would be ordered to premenopausal women with no
history of hysterectomy - Answer- HCG
What is the surgical position commonly used for thyroid and gallbladder surgery - Answer-
Reverse trendelenburg
What is the first step taken for an incorrect sponge count - Answer- Notify surgeon
The mumps may be diagnosed by finding inflammation in which of the following glands? - Answer-
Parotid
Which of the following is a nonadherent dressing
Kling
Adaptic
Collodion
Elastoplast - Answer- Adaptic
Which of the following is a fenestrated drape?
Incise
u-drape
aperature
half-sheet - Answer- Aperture
What dilator is used in the common duct? - Answer- Bakes
What organ is connected by a duct to the duodenum? - Answer- Pancreas
What position is most commonly used for neurosurgical procedure? - Answer- Supine
What solution should be used to prep the donor site for a split-thickness skin graft - Answer-
Chlorhexidine
What type of drape would be used for a flank procedure? - Answer- Transverse
Where should the safety strap be placed on a patient who is in supine position? - Answer- Below
the knees
Which surgical procedure is performed to correct an abnormality in which the urethral meatus is
situated on the superior aspect of the penis? - Answer- Epispadias repair
Which of the following structures is located in the alveolar processes? - Answer- Teeth
Which of the following is the wound classification for a bronchoscopy? - Answer- Clean-
Contaminated
The enzyme used to soften The zonules of the lens before cataract surgery - Answer- Alpha-
chymotrypsin
How should the stretcher be oriented when necessary to use an elevator to transport a patient to
the OR? - Answer- Enter head first, exit feet first
Which portion of the stomach surrounds the lower esophageal sphincter? - Answer- Cardia
The islets of Langerhans secrete - Answer- Insulin
Where should the first scrub ST stand when handing towels to the surgeon to square off an
incision site - Answer- Same side as the surgeon
Through which of the following do the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct empty? - Answer-
Ampulla of Vater
Which identifiers must be verified by the patient or their ID bracelet prior to transporting a patient
to the OR? - Answer- Name, Date of birth, Physician
Which of the following is not a benefit of using surface-mounted sliding doors for access to the
operating room?
Uses less space for opening
Aid in controlling temperature
Eliminate air turbulance
Provides fro thorough cleaning - Answer- Aid in controlling temperature
Compression of the heart from excessive fluid or blood buildup is called - Answer- Tamponade
Which suffix means surgical puncture to remove fluid - Answer- -centesis
Medication used to dilate the pupil is called - Answer- Mydriatics
True or false, a U-drape is non-fenestrated - Answer- True
Which laser is best used during a vitrectomy - Answer- Argon
Which of the following monitors provides positive assurance of sterility?
Clerical
Mechanical
, Biological
Chemical - Answer- Biological
What organs are excised if an ovarian tumor is malignant? - Answer- Bilateral fallopian tube,
ovaries and uterus
A topical steroid used to reduce inflammation after eye surgery is - Answer- Depo-medrol
What routine preoperative laboratory study would be ordered to premenopausal women with no
history of hysterectomy - Answer- HCG
What is the surgical position commonly used for thyroid and gallbladder surgery - Answer-
Reverse trendelenburg
What is the first step taken for an incorrect sponge count - Answer- Notify surgeon
The mumps may be diagnosed by finding inflammation in which of the following glands? - Answer-
Parotid
Which of the following is a nonadherent dressing
Kling
Adaptic
Collodion
Elastoplast - Answer- Adaptic
Which of the following is a fenestrated drape?
Incise
u-drape
aperature
half-sheet - Answer- Aperture
What dilator is used in the common duct? - Answer- Bakes
What organ is connected by a duct to the duodenum? - Answer- Pancreas
What position is most commonly used for neurosurgical procedure? - Answer- Supine
What solution should be used to prep the donor site for a split-thickness skin graft - Answer-
Chlorhexidine
What type of drape would be used for a flank procedure? - Answer- Transverse
Where should the safety strap be placed on a patient who is in supine position? - Answer- Below
the knees
Which surgical procedure is performed to correct an abnormality in which the urethral meatus is
situated on the superior aspect of the penis? - Answer- Epispadias repair
